Learn how to schedule a pre-recorded video on Maestro.
Scheduling a pre-recorded video is an easy way to premiere content in an almost-live fashion without a full production team. Scheduled content will premiere at a specific time and sync all viewers to where the video is in its cycle, creating the "live" effect.
First, you must add or upload your video to Maestro. Once that is complete, follow these steps:
- Click "Channels" then select the channel that you'd like to schedule the video on
- Select "Content"
- Click "Schedule Video" under "Scheduled This Week"
- Click "Use" next to the live video from your library, or click "Add Video" in the top left to create your video (Note: If the video you are trying to select has a lock icon, this means it is not done transcoding)
- Set the start day and time
- Indicate if you’d like your live video to repeat and how frequently
- Click "Add"
- Click "Publish "to push changes live
The scheduled video will play at the scheduled time for the duration set on the video (determined by the metadata or length of the file). When the duration is up, the channel will default back to the Offline state.
Note on Player Controls with Scheduled Videos:
- Player controls, such as the scrubber (progress bar), will appear if using a third-party video source, such as YouTube, Vimeo, etc.
- Player controls will also appear on the Maestro player for scheduled videos if the user goes into full-screen, AirPlays or Chromecasts the video. You can avoid this by streaming directly to Maestro as described above.